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A MULTI-DETECTOR (Nal) SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY IN A PLUTONIUM PROCESSING FACILITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. C. Hochel
Abstract:
A multi-input system using standard commercially available Nal(Tl) detectors, electronics, and an MCA was developed to improve nuclear…
A New Basket for Transpo~t/Storage Casks
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):V. Roland, P. Blum, P. Meyer
Abstract:
The heart of any cask concept is its basket : Because the outer dimensions of a transport cask, or the weight at crane hook of a storage…
A PC-BASED ANALYSIS PACKAGE FOR MEASUREMENT CONTROL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gail Barlich
Abstract:
Systematic measurements of standards for measurement-control purposes can generate large volumes of data for analysis. Hand charting is…
A PC-BASED ULTRASONIC SEAL PATTERN READER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Lee Schoeneman, B. G. Self
Abstract:
S i n c e the late 1970s, Sandia National Laboratories has been involved in developing ultrasonic sealing systems for international…
A PORTABLE RADIONUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE SECURITY IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROCESSING PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce Erkkila, T.H. Kuckertz, H.C. Staley, J.A. Gutierrez, F. Trujillo
Abstract:
Strict security measures are used to prevent diversion of special nuclear materials (SNM) from the facilities in which they are used or…
A Programme to Validate Computer Codes for Container Impact Analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.J. Neilson, C.A. Cooper, N. Butler
Abstract:
The detailed analysis of containers during impacts to assess either margins to failure or the consequences of different design strategies,…
A Proposal for an International Brittle Fracture Acceptance Criterion for Nuclear Material Transport Cask Applications*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ken B. Sorenson, Rcihard Salzbrenner, Robert E. Nickell
Abstract:
The use, or proposed usc, of materials other than stainless steel for structural components of transportation casks is becoming…
A Radiological Approach to Increasing the Radiation Level Standard of a Package
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H. Akamatsu, H. Nagahama, Hiroaki Taniuchi, H. Abe, Koichi Satoh, S. Ozaki, T. Iida
Abstract:
Among the revised points in the 1985 edition of the IAEA Regulations, the acceptance criteria for shielding integrity after testing at…
A Regulatory Approach to the Safe Transport of Plutonium by Air
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Devillers, C. Ringot, E.G. Tomachewsky, P. Hubert, P. Pagès
Abstract:
The safety of the transport of radioactive material presenting a high level of potential danger is based upon several lines of defence, a…
A Review of Information on Flow Equations for the Assessment of Leaks in Radioactive Transport Containers
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. Higson, C. Vallepin, H. Kowalewsky
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regulations establish standards of safety which provide an acceptable level of control of the…
A Routing and Scheduling Algorithm for Radioactive Material Shipments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. Smith
Abstract:
The United States Department of Transportation regulations for routing and scheduling of large quantity shipments of radioactive material…
A SOLID STATE VIDEO RECORDER AS A DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF A MECHANICALLY DRIVEN DISC RECORDING DEVICE IN A SECURITY SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Preston L. Terry, Preston L. Terry
Abstract:
Whether upgrading or developing a security system, investing in a solid state video recorder may prove to be quite prudent. Even though the…
A Source Term Methodology for Spent Fuel Cask Containment Evaluations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T. L. Sanders, R.E. Einziger, H. Jordan, A.P. Malinauskas
Abstract:
A cask containment system can generally be designed from two perspectives; either the cask and its associated hardware alone are assumed to…
A Spent Fuel Transportation Cask for the 21st Century
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):B.R. Nair, C.C. Little, F.E. Goedicke
Abstract:
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 authorized the U.S. Department of Energy to establish a national integrated system for the disposal of…
A State Department Perspective on IAEA Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:17
Issue:4
Author(s):J. Christian Kessler
Abstract:
The maintenance of effective international safeguards is a fundamental tenet of U.S. non-proliferation policy. The U. S. Department of…
A STATISTICAL PLAN FOR MEETING THE MC&A PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce W. Moran, P.S. Johnson
Abstract:
An inventory verification procedure was developed for facilities with very large and diverse item inventories to meet the material control…
A TRANSPORTABLE INTRUSION DETECTION CABLE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Keith Harman
Abstract:
A transportable single cable intrusion detection security sensor is being developed by Senstar Corporation with the support of the Canadian…
A Uranium Enrichment Monitor for Surveillance of a Small Centrifuge Cascade
Type:JNMM
Volume:17
Issue:3
Author(s):Peter J. Evans, Colin J. Rutherford
Abstract:
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A Wind Shielded Fire Test Facility 1
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):N.R. Keltner, L.A. Kent
Abstract:
Sandia National Laboratories1 has utilized pool frres to subject military components and radioactive material shipping containers to…
Advanced C/S Systems for the Feed and Product Storages of the PFPF
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Takahashi, Takashi Asano, M. Seya, K. Matsuyama, T. FujImoto, J. Ishii
Abstract:
Advanced Containment and Surveillance (AC/S) Systems, which are applied to the feed .and product storages of the PFPF, were developed. As…